A parasitic phase-specific adhesin of Coccidioides immitis contributes to the virulence of this respiratory Fungal pathogen.

Hung CY, Yu JJ, Seshan KR, Reichard U, Cole GT. A parasitic phase-specific adhesin of Coccidioides immitis contributes to the virulence of this respiratory Fungal pathogen. Infect Immun. 2002 Jul; 70(7):3443-56.

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subject areas

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Antigens, Fungal
Blotting, Southern
Coccidioides
Coccidioidomycosis
Collagen Type IV
Disease Models, Animal
Extracellular Matrix
Female
Fibronectins
Fungal Proteins
Gene Expression
Genes, Fungal
Laminin
Membrane Glycoproteins
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Weight
Mutagenesis
Respiratory System
Sequence Analysis, Protein
Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Transformation, Genetic
Virulence

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Chiung-Yu Hung

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